... ing to biopsy, looking better. Just had another colposcopy yesterday, another biopsy, margins spreading but he thinks it is still CIN1. My doctor wants to do a leep and says it isn't the regular leep, but done with ultrasonic waves. He also wants to use generalanesthesia which I am not a big fan of. ... (1 replies)

... n, I don't get easily anxious and I never use pain meds, not even after my abdominal surgery. Medical procedures just don't freak me out. That all being said, my LEEP experience was beyond traumatizing. And my doctor made me feel like a total wuss. ... (2 replies)

... I am from columbus, OH and is having so much trouble looking for a place that do a LEEP procedure under generalanesthesia. I was wondering how you come about to finding the OBGYN that actually did yours or did your doctor refer you? ... (5 replies)

... From what I've heard from others (cuz I had a LEEP, not the laser) it's a quick procedure and you can do it under just local- you just need to be sure it's the whole numbing injection/novacaine-type injection because it can hurt if you're not numbed all the way. Maybe you should ask your doctor what s/he recommends. Let us know how it goes! (4 replies)

... I had my LEEP performed yesterday morning under generalanesthesia. I slept most of the day yesterday and last night experienced slight sharp stabbing pains in my lower right pelvic area. ... (0 replies)

... Went in for CIN1 that we'd been watching about a year and a half. I can't answer most of your questions because I'm past childbearing, but I did just have the LEEP a week ago. It was no big deal at all. No sedative at all. I asked the doctor to use a small speculum and I had some ibroprofen about a half hour before. ... (5 replies)

... risk for turning into cancer, and my LEEP was scheduled for October. I honestly don't know if a LEEP always has to be done for HGSIL, but my doctor seemed pretty steadfast that I needed one. ... (5 replies)

... I hope you've had you appointment and that this has been clarified, but a LEEP is a type of cone biopsy. They can also do a cone biposy using a knife that called a cold knife cone, and even use a laser. ... (3 replies)

... I'm not sure why you would need a LEEP and a cone biopsy... The cone biopsy is a pretty extensive and invasive procedure that should cover whatever the LEEP would get I'm pretty sure. ... (3 replies)

... Local anesthesia means that you will NOT be sedated or put out. Local anesthesia is when a novocaine type medication is injected only into the cervix. Generalanesthesia or sedation are separate. ... (5 replies)

... However, if you truly do not want generalanesthesia and it is scaring you, I believe a good step would be to request a consultation with an anesthesiologist at the facility where you'll be doing the treatment. ... (12 replies)